to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
passenger; rider; good rider
to spend time (on doing something)
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
in the midst of the enemy
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
only; merely; but; no more than
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to be at a loss for words
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
mobilization; mobilisation
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
particularly; only; in the case of
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of